Answer:
The resistance of the flow of charges in an electric circuit (electrical resistance) is analogous to the frictional effect between water flow through a pipe and the pipe's surface
Step-by-step explanation:
In comparison to its similarity to the diameter of the pipe affects the flow of water and acts a a factor affecting resistance so are there factors affecting electrical resistance.
in an electrical circuit:
the total length of the wire is to the length of a pipe of water
the cross-sectional area of the wire is to the diameter of a pipe of water.
Thus, the cross sectional are affects the amount of electrical resistance. Wider wires have wider cross-sectional area and vice versa. Also, water will flow (i.e. current) through a wider pipe (i.e. large diameter) at a faster rate than a narrow pipe (i.e. small diameter). This is due to the lower amount of resistance offered by the wider pipe.
in the same manner, the wider the wire, the lesser the electrical resistance to the flow of elsctric charge and vice versa for thiner wires.